Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Nellen, Hill County, Texas, 1867
William Nellen registered to vote in Hill County on August 27, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Hill County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Hill County registered 159 freedmen in 1867, 17% of its voters.
- Missouri
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
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In Hill County
William Nellen
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Nellen
- Place of birth
- Missouri
- County of registration
- Hill County
- Precinct
- Coxville
- Registered
- August 27, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Hill County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Sources
This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 12 of the Hill County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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